Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 515-519

  Bukhari, Syed Z ^a   Hussain, Waleed M ^a   Banjar, Abdulhakeem ^a   Almaimani, Wail H ^a   Karima, Talal M ^a   Fatani, Mohammad I ^a  

^a HERA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; WORKSHOP;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 79957598642     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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